Rob Holding endured a dreadful north London derby as he gave Tottenham a penalty before being sent off to leave Arsenal in disarray.
The defender was guilty of playing the occasion rather than the game as his obsession for Hueng-min Son resulted in him being sent for an early bath.
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The first was brandished after he deliberately held Spurs’ South Korean star back on the attack. And on 33 minutes he received his second yellow for a deliberate barge on Son.
In between that, Tottenham were given a penalty after Cedric Soares tripped Son over in the box. Harry Kane scored the resulting spot-kick.
talkSPORT’s Ian Abrahams labelled Holding ‘stupid’ and ‘idiotic’ when describing the second yellow card.
Meanwhile, Gary Neville said: “It’s madness from Holding. He’s been erractic, he’s lacked composure, and he’s off.
“Son played Holding like a little boy.”
Spurs are firmly in charge of the derby with Kane adding another moments after Holding was given his marching orders before Son made it 3-0 in the opening moments of the second half.
Rob Holding’s north London derby nightmare
*Source: Statman Dave
Minutes played: 33
Ground duels won: 1/5
Fouls committed: 4
Clearances: 0
Blocks: 0
Red cards: 1
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